Vaccinations for Patients With Cancer and Cancer Survivors

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Maria Alma Rodriguez
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Volume 20: Issue 5.5
Online Publication Date:
02 Jun 2022
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.6004/jnccn.2022.5014
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Patients with cancer and cancer survivors are vulnerable to infection, rendering vaccination a necessary intervention. The vaccination process represents a unique challenge in these populations—it is often impossible or impractical to delay the start of cancer treatment for immunizations, and vaccines may fail to trigger an appropriate protective immune response in immunocompromised patients and cancer survivors, with residual immune deficits. Additionally, live attenuated vaccines are contraindicated due to an increased risk of prolonged shedding and disease presence. The current NCCN Guidelines for Survivorship, which reflect the most up-to-date, evidence-based data relating to survivorship, detail the appropriate immunization practices in these highly susceptible populations.

Disclosures: Dr. Rodriguez has disclosed having no relevant financial relationships.

Correspondence: Maria Alma Rodriguez, MD, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1400 Pressler Street, FCT 11.6052, Houston, TX 77030. Email: marodriguez@mdanderson.org
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1540-1405
Online ISSN:
1540-1413
Publisher:
National Comprehensive Cancer Network
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Copyright © 2022 by the National Comprehensive Cancer Network 2022
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4
Article Category:
Research Article
Print Publication Date:
01 May 2022
Online Publication Date:
02 Jun 2022

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